Is Auburn Elementary a good school?

Auburn Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.0% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Auburn Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 547 students attended Auburn Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Auburn Elementary?

Students at Auburn Elementary are 45% Hispanic, 44% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Auburn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Auburn Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : EV Cain Middle High : Placer High

Auburn Elementary

Summary:

Auburn Elementary is a public elementary school located in Auburn, California, serving 286 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Auburn Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 1008 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Auburn Elementary faces several challenges, including consistently underperforming compared to district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 23.69% of Auburn Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.82% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, only 17.47% of Auburn Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 24.67% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school has also seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.6% in 2018-2019 to 41.5% in 2021-2022, much higher than the state average of 14.3%.

Interestingly, nearby Skyridge Elementary, another school in the Auburn Union Elementary School District, consistently outperforms Auburn Elementary in test scores, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, the nearby charter schools, such as Alta Vista Community Charter and Bowman Charter, generally perform better than Auburn Elementary in test scores. These comparisons suggest that Auburn Elementary may need to implement targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

11400 Lariat Ranch Rd.
Auburn, CA 95603-5001

(530) 887-1958

District: Auburn Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5042^nd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,277

Students who attend Auburn Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	EV Cain Middle
High:	Placer High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.8

Number of students: 547

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.0%

White:

43.5%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Auburn Elementary ranks worse than 86% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.79. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Auburn Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Auburn Union Elementary School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45%), White (43.5%), two or more races (7.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Auburn Union Elementary School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Auburn Elementary is 21.8. 1 elementary schools in the Auburn Union Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Auburn Elementary is $11,277. 1 elementary schools in the Auburn Union Elementary School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Auburn Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Auburn Elementary 5042^nd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Auburn Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Auburn Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Auburn Union Elementary 1008^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Auburn Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Auburn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	70.41	1289^th	4809	73.2%
2005	73.38	1191^st	4822	75.3%
2006	74.38	1161^st	4818	75.9%
2007	73.84	1210^th	5113	76.3%
2008	74.58	1208^th	5113	76.4%
2009	67.85	1538^th	5193	70.4%
2010	60.93	1932^nd	5314	63.6%
2011	57.32	2177^th	5377	59.5%
2012	55.70	2286^th	5390	57.6%
2013	50.08	2687^th	5530	51.4%
2015	40.48	2990^th	5611	46.7%
2016	43.52	2869^th	5614	48.9%
2017	29.93	3836^th	5692	32.6%
2018	26.77	4102^nd	5662	27.6%
2019	32.61	3723^rd	5789	35.7%
2021	39.31	791^st	1417	44.2%
2022	40.89	3033^rd	5883	48.4%
2023	38.00	3281^st	5874	44.1%
2024	17.79	5042^nd	5862	14.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Auburn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	29.97	2551^st	3160	19.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Auburn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.92	2273^rd	2420	6.1%
2024	29.22	1875^th	2634	28.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Auburn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.28	4689^th	5084	7.8%
2019	32.17	3707^th	5173	28.3%
2021	51.55	461^st	1110	58.5%
2022	27.43	4047^th	5264	23.1%
2023	32.55	3685^th	5374	31.4%
2024	20.08	4773^rd	5511	13.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Auburn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.94	3608^th	5413	33.3%
2019	44.50	2838^th	5492	48.3%
2021	55.93	505^th	1267	60.1%
2022	41.49	2908^th	5635	48.4%
2023	34.72	3365^th	5617	40.1%
2024	16.31	5014^th	5605	10.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Auburn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.43	1621^st	2128	23.8%
2021	29.55	188^th	293	35.8%
2022	17.48	2186^th	2227	1.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Auburn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.85	4197^th	5431	22.7%
2019	23.27	4359^th	5510	20.9%
2021	27.58	882^nd	1272	30.7%
2022	41.91	2894^th	5663	48.9%
2023	41.81	2929^th	5650	48.2%
2024	20.58	4651^st	5636	17.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Auburn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.97	3345^th	4830	30.7%
2019	32.61	3514^th	4963	29.2%
2022	59.22	1671^st	5084	67.1%
2023	31.71	3572^nd	5098	29.9%
2024	19.41	4495^th	5102	11.9%

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Rank History for White students at Auburn Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.29	2553^rd	2737	6.7%
2019	13.20	2551^st	2834	10.0%
2022	19.20	2290^th	2726	16.0%
2023	17.87	2278^th	2662	14.4%
2024	6.67	2529^th	2647	4.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Auburn Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1995	667	4	18	40	7	n/a	n/a	0	736
1996	667	4	18	40	7	n/a	n/a	0	736
1997	639	4	19	42	19	n/a	n/a	0	723
1998	630	12	18	36	12	n/a	n/a	0	708
1999	627	6	15	43	4	n/a	n/a	2	697
2000	622	8	12	36	6	n/a	n/a	4	688
2001	592	5	13	43	7	n/a	n/a	0	660
2002	455	10	22	31	10	n/a	n/a	3	531
2003	455	10	22	31	10	n/a	n/a	3	531
2004	458	8	16	32	10	n/a	n/a	5	529
2005	472	5	16	35	11	n/a	n/a	6	545
2006	458	5	23	29	10	n/a	n/a	3	528
2007	439	10	26	34	8	n/a	n/a	8	525
2008	404	12	24	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	476
2009	417	10	14	28	5	2	21	0	497
2010	410	9	13	47	12	2	22	0	515
2011	419	8	10	48	10	2	23	0	520
2012	389	8	9	60	10	3	21	0	500
2013	374	10	10	74	10	1	26	0	505
2014	361	8	11	71	8	0	31	0	490
2015	361	15	11	78	9	0	35	0	509
2016	337	12	10	89	7	0	33	0	488
2017	292	11	9	103	6	0	30	0	451
2018	301	7	11	93	9	0	31	0	452
2019	248	8	10	72	7	1	32	0	378
2020	262	6	5	77	8	1	38	0	397
2021	174	3	5	65	8	1	94	1	351
2022	213	3	5	67	6	1	27	2	324
2023	180	1	6	67	6	1	24	1	286
2024	238	7	10	246	6	1	39	0	547

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Auburn Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	736	26.1	28.2	27.6
1996	736	26.1	28.2	27.6
1997	723	28.0	25.8	34.6
1998	708	32.6	21.7	40.1
1999	697	31.0	22.5	30.9
2000	688	30.0	22.9	27.9
2001	660	29.0	22.8	30
2002	531	24.8	21.4	22.7
2003	531	24.8	21.4	22.7
2004	529	24.3	21.8	28.6
2005	545	24.2	22.5	29.7
2006	528	24.2	21.8	25.7
2007	525	25.8	20.3	28.4
2008	476	26.3	18.1	29
2009	497	26.8	16.7	42.7
2010	515	24.6	20.9	41.4
2011	520	n/a	n/a	49.2
2012	500	22.8	21.9	n/a
2013	505	23.6	21.3	53.3
2014	490	23.0	21.3	54.5
2015	509	23.0	22.1	53.4
2016	488	20.0	24.4	55.1
2017	451	18.0	25.0	55.7
2018	452	19.0	23.7	57.1
2019	378	17.0	22.2	49.5
2020	397	n/a	n/a	49.6
2021	351	16.5	21.1	54.1
2022	324	15.7	20.5	50.3
2023	286	13.0	22.0	46.9
2024	547	25.0	21.8	77.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Auburn Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1995	736	26.1	28.2	27.6
1996	736	26.1	28.2	27.6
1997	723	28.0	25.8	34.6
1998	708	32.6	21.7	40.1
1999	697	31.0	22.5	30.9
2000	688	30.0	22.9	27.9
2001	660	29.0	22.8	30
2002	531	24.8	21.4	22.7
2003	531	24.8	21.4	22.7
2004	529	24.3	21.8	28.6
2005	545	24.2	22.5	29.7
2006	528	24.2	21.8	25.7
2007	525	25.8	20.3	28.4
2008	476	26.3	18.1	29
2009	497	26.8	16.7	42.7
2010	515	24.6	20.9	41.4
2011	520	n/a	n/a	49.2
2012	500	22.8	21.9	n/a
2013	505	23.6	21.3	53.3
2014	490	23.0	21.3	54.5
2015	509	23.0	22.1	53.4
2016	488	20.0	24.4	55.1
2017	451	18.0	25.0	55.7
2018	452	19.0	23.7	57.1
2019	378	17.0	22.2	49.5
2020	397	n/a	n/a	49.6
2021	351	16.5	21.1	54.1
2022	324	15.7	20.5	50.3
2023	286	13.0	22.0	46.9
2024	547	25.0	21.8	77.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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